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14 killed in Hong Kong residential area fire

CGTN

 , Updated 23:08, 26-Nov-2025
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, China, November 26, 2025. /VCG
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, China, November 26, 2025. /VCG

Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, China, November 26, 2025. /VCG

Fourteen people were killed after a huge fire engulfed a residential area in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

The Fire Services Department of the HKSAR government was notified of the accident at around 2:51 p.m.

Due to the fierce blaze, the department raised the alert to a No. 5 alarm fire at 6:22 p.m. Rescue operations are still ongoing.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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